Aurora

Aurora: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “dawn”
Origin: Latin
Say it: uh-ROR-ə · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Latin Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn. The name has long been used in European languages and retains its direct nature meaning.

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How popular is Aurora?

20242,080 per million US babies

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Babies named Aurora in 20246,924

2024 rank#16 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188092,071

Aurora is rising: use over the last five years is 3.3× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aurora

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin
Lucylight · Latin
Gracegrace; favor · Latin
Novanew · Latin
Emiliarival · Latin

Aurora questions

What does the name Aurora mean?

Aurora means "dawn". It comes from Latin. From Latin Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn. The name has long been used in European languages and retains its direct nature meaning.

Is Aurora a boy or girl name?

Aurora is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aurora?

6,924 US babies were named Aurora in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Aurora?

Aurora is usually pronounced uh-ROR-ə.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.